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Aiming at the dynamic scheduling problem of virtual cellular generated by the random arrival of new tasks, combined with the rolling window technology, the decision-making judgment based on the order completion trigger and the machine idle state trigger is put forward. At the same time, the dynamic random...

Aiming at the measurement of methanol content during the synthesis of methyl oleate from methanol and oleic acid with immobilized lipase in solvent-free and non aqueous media, a rapid measurement method of "centrifugation-near infrared(NIR) transmission" was proposed and a portable NIR transmission measurement...

Background: Recently, rs3918226 polymorphism in the promoter region of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) was strongly associated with arterial hypertension in a large genome-wide association study. We investigated whether this polymorphism was associated with arterial phenotypes in a Czech general population. Methods:...

Background: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is quantified by time difference of arrival of the blood pressure (BP) wave at two sites along the arterial bed (transit time; TT-PWV), or by combining measured arterial pressure and diameter using the Bramwell-Hill equation (BH-PWV). Besides the dependence of PWV...

Background: At present, reservoir pressure parameters are derived from arterial pressure waveforms regardless of the location of measurement. However, a comparison between sites has not been made, and site-related differences may affect interpretation. In this study, we computed reservoir pressure waveform...

The aim of this research is to find out the tolerance level of Gorontalo local upland rice against drought stress given during the germination stage with vigor index and normal sprout dry weight variables as the indicators. The research was conducted in June 2016 using a completely randomized factorial...

A pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of exogenous indoleacetic acid (IAA) on photosynthetic characteristics of Chinese cabbage under aluminum (Al) stress. Five treatments were used in the experiment: leaves were sprayed with 0 (CK), 50, 100, 150 and 200 mol-L-1 concentrations of indoleacetic...

A contusion or bruise occurs when blood vessels are damaged or broken because of a trauma to the skin. The initial phase in responding to a contusion in the body is the entry of platelets into the wound area. This platelet infiltration functions as a hemostasis. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness...

Aircraft is the science of aerodynamics that is associated with fluid flow, which is related to performance in today's aviation. One of them is technological advances in the world of aviation, namely various developments and modifications of airfoils that are carried out to delay flow separation,...

DBPs formation potential, including THMs, HAAs, HKs, chloropicrin, and chloral hydrate, of 20 amino acids was evaluated. Chlorination experiments were carried out at pH=8.0±0.1 by using phosphates buffer and performed at Cl2:N=8:1(molar ratio) at 20±1°C for a reaction duration of 24h. Chlorination experiments...

The paper discusses fractional integrals and derivatives appearing in the so-called (q, h)-calculus which is reduced for h = 0 to quantum calculus and for q = h = 1 to difference calculus. We introduce delta as well as nabla version of these notions and present their basic properties. Furthermore, we...

The productivity of shallots could be increased through environmental factors manipulation. Mulching may inhibit the growth of the weed and preserve soil moisture, causing to the improvement of plant growth. Besides, organic fertilizers such as vermicompost could be used to increase the productivity...

The study evaluated dry matter degradation and methane gas emissions from sugarcane top-fermented to substitute grass. The first part of the research was to process sugarcane top using Phanerochaete chrysosporium (PC) and Cytophaga sp (CS) compared to sugarcane top without fermentation (SC). The second...

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial carcinoma originating from the nasopharynx mucosa lining. It is the most common head and necks malignant globally, especially in Asia. NPC is mostly located in Fossa of Rosenmüller, an area that is hard to observe. To diagnose NPC, radiologic imaging and...

During the first six to twenty-four months of a baby’s life, it is common practice to supplement breast milk with an additional meal or drink known as complementary food for breast milk (MP-ASI). Babies’ digestive systems grow at different rates, thus the amount of MP-ASI given to them should be adjusted...

It is of great research significance to study the effects of different gradients of citric acid on the biomass and photosynthetic characteristics of flag leaf of black barley. Using black barley in Longzi as experimental material, a one-way randomized block design was adopted, and five citric acid gradient...

In this paper, a novel mixed matrix forward osmosis (FO) membrane was fabricated by introducing graphene oxide (GO) into the cellulose acetate (CA)-based casting solution using phase inversion methods. The factors---GO content and blending temperature were tested for their effects on pure water flux...

We examined the effect of long-term irrigation on the fertility of meadow-chernozem soil and evaluated its current agroecological state. The humus content stabilized at the average level and varied over the years of the research in the range from 4.95-5.18We examined the effect of long-term irrigation...

Clinical evaluation is one of the most practical evaluations of root canal treatment. The success of root canal treatment can be seen in a period of 6 months to 4 years. The success rate of root canal treatment after clinical and radiographic evaluation ranges from 83% to 96% depending on pulp status...

Background: Our aim was to study the predictive power of integrated central blood pressure-aortic stiffness (ICPS) risk categories on cardiovascular (CV) mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a prospective study of 91 ESRD patients on hemodialysis...

Song & Chissom introduced the concept of fuzzy time series in 1993[1], and many fuzzy time series methods have been proposed, however, the prediction accuracy is not high, among which, Jilani, Burney and Ardil (2007) proposed prediction model has achieved a high accuracy. This paper improves their predicted...

The Minnan-style architecture combines the traditional architectural style of Minnan with Western architectural elements, serving as an outstanding example of the integration of and Western architecture in modern Chinese architectural history, and is of great historical, cultural, and artistic value....

Background: Arterial stiffness (AS), as pulse wave velocity (PWV), is a powerful independent predictor of cardiovascular events and commonly complicates type 2 diabetes (T2D). This trial aims to test if AS, measured by the VaSera machine as cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and by Arteriograph measuring...

The objective of this research was to study the effect of replacement of fish meal with maggot meal for growth and survival rate and to determine the best percentage of substitution maggot meal in the diets of nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) growing. Maggot used was the result of mass culture through...

This research aims to analyze the risk potential and risk management implementation of zakat (Islamic alms) on BAZNAZ (Badan Amil Zakat National/National Zakat Official Institution) DIY. The disparity between the potential and realization of zakat in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta, indicates that...

Land and climate are important land potentials in agricultural ventures. Land other than as a medium also grows water storage for plants. Rainfall is the climate element of the water provider for plants. Clove Plant as one of the main plantation plants that are cultivated on farmland by the people of...

The addition of powdered cream milk to gelatin containing fat is used to improve the quality of the marshmallows. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of adding powdered cream milk on marshmallow. The material used in this research was gelatin marshmallow added with powdered cream milk...

Audiences are exposed to more and more TV commercials of luxury goods, including perfumes. This paper analyzes TV commercials of female perfumes and fragrances from four luxury brands, namely Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Lanc"me and EstŽe Lauder. By using content analysis method, This study discusses...

This paper is based on an ongoing research concerning Wingit in Javanese architecture and interior. Wingit is a Javanese concept associated with unseen spirits, and therefore regarded as a trace of animist-dynamist belief. However, in this research, Wingit is regarded as a concept related to aesthetics...

Synbiotic yogurt with purple sweet potatoes as prebiotics and Lactobacillus plantarum Dad 13 isolated from Dadih as probiotic has potential as a functional food, but it requires at low storage temperatures. Freeze-drying technique requires cryoprotectant as a protective product such as yogurt. The aims...

Fuzzy time series forecasting models are created by Song and Chissom in 1993. In 2012, Saxena, Sharma& Easo put forward the forecasting model which more improve the forecasting accuracy. According to this, this paper improve the set SFmBDR of fuzzy time series forecasting model based on differential...

The research aimed to get information about the male students’ physical fitness level in SMA Negeri 1 Bungaraya Siak Regency of Riau. It is descriptive research that involved 40 male students, aged 16-19. Data collecting tool is in the form of a series of tests of physical fitness for ages 16-19 years...

The results of a literature content analysis on methods for assessing biomedical data for constructing a model of human adaptive potential are presented. The software tools for collecting anthropometric data for children and youth from 0 to 19 years are determined. For adults, male and female, there...

Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent (DMGT) explains that every person has innate potentials that can be transformed into talent [1]. The initial construction of Managerial Aptitude Test developed to measure the three dimensions: cognitive, metacognitive, and creativity, using Classical Test...

Background: The arterial system is viscoelastic rather than purely elastic. There exist various methods to characterize the purely elastic nature of arterial compliance, each method yielding different values. The pulse pressure method (CPPM), estimating compliance by matching the pulse pressure (PP)...

The purpose of this study was to determine the anthropometric factors that determine the skills of the tanding category of pencak silat. This study uses a correlational method, with a confirmatory factor analysis design that confirms the relationship of indicator variables with latent variables that...

Cement is one of the main ingredients of civil construction. In addition to Indonesia’s domestic cement production, cement production is also to meet overseas demand. Cement demand which continues to increase in production costs due to rising costs. The relatively high increase in production costs directly...

Repair in Conversation Analysis (CA) refers to the ways participants in a conversation deal with problems or difficulties in speaking, hearing, or understanding. Repair occurs when there’s a breakdown in communication, such as a misunderstanding, mispronunciation, or when a speaker needs to correct themselves....

In this paper, by using q-Volkenborn integral[10], the first author[25] constructed new generating functions of the new twisted (h, q)-Bernoulli polynomials and numbers. We define higher-order twisted (h, q)-Bernoulli polynomials and numbers. Using these numbers and polynomials, we obtain new approach...

The speed loop of the AC servo system used to apply PI control method, it makes the system vulnerable to the volatile motor parameters and load disturbances. Sliding mode control(SMC) has successfully overcome the above-mentioned defects of PI control method and is expected to be widely used in high-performance...

The concentrations of NH4+-N, NO2--N and NO3--N were measured in batch experiments to study nitrification kinetics in IFAS system with different FR at 0%-50%. The results showed that both of NH4+-N oxidation rate ( ) and NO3--N production rate ( ) increased with FR, which respectively increased from...

Objective: Intestinal anastomosis is among the most commonly performed major abdominal procedures; however, leaks are an ongoing problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1) on colonic healing under hypoxia. Methods: Thirty-two Sprague–Dawley male...

The impact of erosion globally shows huge losses in food production. Economic damage due to erosion is related to the total rainfall that falls in an area. High rainfall due to extraordinary climate change will have an effect on soil erosion. Specific planning in various regions will restrain erosion...

The aim of the article is to report the methods of solving the construction of the electric car frame. The electric car is designed for movement in the field. This is a functional model marked generation 0. The electric car should move in the field according to the specified trajectories with a load...

This study determines the optimal substrate-level used by proteolytic acid lactic bacteria to produce a product expressed in substrate affinity constant (Ks). Proteolytic lactic acid bacteria were isolated from cow colostrum, carried out at the Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Faculty of Animal...

Background: Few studies assessed arterial stiffness in Black hypertensive patients born and living in sub-Saharan Africa, where cardiovascular disease reaches epidemic proportions. Methods: The Newer versus Older Antihypertensive Agents in African Hypertensive Patients (NOAAH) trial is currently recruiting...

This research ains to determine the potential of athletes who have talent in the gymnastics branch in Soecial region of Yogyakarta (Sleman, Yogyakarta, Kulonprogo, and Bantul) at the age of 7-10 years. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with the survey methods and Data collection techniques...

The crystallographic properties and ferroelectric state of BZT multilayer films which deposited on Si (100) substrate was studied in this work. XRD pattern peaks show that BaZr0.1T0.9O3 and BaZr0.08Ti0.92O3 are found well-crystallized at 800oC for 3 hours corresponding to vary annealed temperature. The...

This research was conducted to evaluate the growth of broiler chickens given bitter leaves (Vernonia amygdalina) in the drink as phytoadditive, potentially antimicrobial agents of lipids and amino acids. Amino acids of bitter leaves were analyzed by HPLC method, the fatty acid and fat content of bitter...

Background: The Riva-Rocci brachial blood pressure (BP) method purported to measure aortic BP, and this remains the cornerstone thesis of clinical BP measurement. However, few studies have confirmed this thesis with direct BP measurements. This study aimed to determine the true differences in aortic...